Tamara Morse

316 Walnut St #301

Edmonds WA 98020

206-484-3134

tamara@morsefinancialgroup.com

Tamara

Since our last reunion there have been many changes in my life.  My husband and mother passed away within two weeks in May of 2009.  Recently I sold my homes in Tucson and Port Ludlow, Washington and moved to a condo across Puget Sound in Edmonds. I can walk to everything and enjoy sunset views of the Sound and the Olympic mountains.

After 27 years I am still actively engaged with my clients in my investment advisory practice, Morse Financial Group.   

I still enjoy international travel and earlier this year I met one of my sorority sisters in Paris for a few days and my stepson and his wife in Venice.  Paprika (the cat) continues to share his feline life of luxury with me.

I'm looking forward to our Reunion and catching up with classmates.

Posted 2008

Tamara & Paprika

Dear Classmates,

Since graduating, I am now in my third life!  During my first life, I graduated from Purdue and taught third grade at Burtsfield School in W. L. for three years, earned my Master's from Purdue and then moved to the San Francisco area where I taught second grade in Moraga, CA, for seven years.

Following a year living in Holland and another one living in the Iranian desert, I returned to the Krannert School at Purdue and earned my MBA in 1978.  This began my second life!  I joined Chevron USA as a corporate financial analyst and spent seven years with Chevron in Seattle, San Francisco and Anchorage.

In 1986 I left corporate life and started my own personal financial investment advisory practice. In my third life, I have had the pleasure of working with wonderful clients in seventeen states to help them accumulate wealth, structure their retirements, and help them pass their assets on to heirs and organizations that have played a significant role in their lives.

In 1992 I remarried and live with my husband, Wally Cole, and my cat, Paprika, in Tucson, AZ, in the winter and in Port Ludlow, WA, in the summer.  It is truly the best of both worlds and the only downside is the time spent on airplanes!  I have no plans to retire because I am having so much fun working with my clients.

Along the way, volunteering became an important part of my life.  I served as president of the local Purdue Club of Puget Sound, then as a Board Director from the west coast region to the Purdue Alumni Association.  In 2001 I was elected vice-president of the Purdue Alumni Association and served six years in the officer chairs.  It was a great experience and one that I felt honored to be selected for.  I have also served my sorority, Delta Gamma, as a trustee of the Delta Gamma Foundation from 2005-2007. 

Sadly I lost my Dad, Fred Morse, in 2004.  His dedication to his students at Purdue for over 39 years lives on through an endowed scholarship in the School of Mechanical Engineering that I set up to help future leaders from Purdue.  My Mom, Eleanor Morse, is 92 years young and lives at University Place in W.L.  My sister, Linda Morse, retired from 42 years of teaching and counseling last year and she lives in W.L.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the reunion and reading the updates on those who are not able to attend.

Tamara Morse CFP®
Morse Financial Group
125 Clear View Pl
Port Ludlow WA 98365

tamara@morsefinancialgroup.com